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[Great Britain; Parliament; House of Lords; Henry Sacheverell] [Printed pamphlet] A List of the Lords, who Protested against some Proceedings, in Relation to the Case of Dr. Henry Sacheverell, in the House of Peers; with their Lordships Reasons for Entring their Protestations. 12mo, 15 pp. In modern brown paper wraps (easily removed). Clear and complete. In fair condition, on aged paper. Wraps stamped 'J467'. This item has a complicated publishing history (not made easier by the large number of microfilm reproductions listed on COPAC). This copy has 'Price Two Pence...	£56.00
Paul Déroulède (1846-1914), French right-wing author and anti-Dreyfusard politician Autograph Card Signed ('Déroulède P.') by the French anti-Dreyfusard author and politician Paul Déroulède, written from prison, congratulating a couple on their newborn child. 9 x 14 cm. Backed on piece of card, and hence with the details of the addressees obscured. Fair, on aged paper with central vertical crease. Sending 'Compliments au père et à la mère. Bon veux pour le nouveau né!' Written while waiting for trial, following Déroulède's re-arrest for treason. He...	£165.00
[British nineteen-twenties ice cream manufacture; the dairy industry; agriculture; milk] Nine glass slides of photographs of British nineteen-twenties ice cream manufacture. All nine slides bound in 8 cm glass squares, with the black and white images themselves in good condition and unfaded. The slides, apparently from a newspaper library, all carry labels with captions and the shelf-mark 'M74 Box 286 637.1'. Evocative and instructive images, apparently all dating...	£180.00
[British twentieth-century dairy industry; milk production; agriculture] Forty-five glass slides of photographs of British nineteen-twenties dairy production. All forty-five slides bound in 8 cm glass squares, with the black and white images themselves in good condition and unfaded. The slides, apparently from a newspaper picture library, all carry the label 'M57 637.1 Box 286', and are almost all captioned in manuscript. A good range of photographs,...	£280.00
[Edwardian photographs of harbour and lifeboat at New Quay, North Cornwall] Two glass slides of Edwardian photographs of New Quay, North Cornwall, the first showing the harbour and the second a crowd around a horsedrawn lifeboat. The slides, apparently from a newspaper library, are both bound in 8 cm glass squares, with the black and white images themselves in good condition and unfaded. Each carries a manuscript caption in white ink on the black mount. The first slide - 'Harbour, New Quay' - shows a view down into the...	£28.00
[Edwardian photographs of Spain: Seville, Madrid, Hendaye, Gandia, Toledo] Ten glass slides of Edwardian photographs of Spain (Seville, Madrid, Hendaye, Gandia, Toledo). All ten slides bound in 8 cm glass squares, with the black and white images themselves in good condition and unfaded. The slides, apparently from a newspaper library, all carry the shelf-mark 'T46', and all but three are captioned in manuscript. Evocative and instructive images, apparently all...	£100.00
[Photographs of the funeral procession of King Edward VII through the streets of London, 1910] Twenty-one glass slides of photographs of the funeral procession of King Edward VII through the streets of London, 1910. All twenty-one slides bound in 8 cm glass squares, with the black and white images themselves in good condition and unfaded, with only one slide damaged (glass shattered in a corner, not affecting image). All with labels numbered 394.5. One slide shows newspaper hoardings relating to the King's...	£180.00
[The wreck of the SS Schiller ('the Victorian Titanic'), off the Scilly Isles, 1875; German Transatlantic Steam Navigation Line] Three glass slides of photographs relating to the wreck of the SS Schiller off the Isles of Scilly, 1875: 'Lifeboat in which Survivors came ashore', 'Digging the last graves' and 'A funeral'. Three striking unfamiliar photographs (the last two in particular excellent compositions) of a significant historical event. The three slides are bound in 8 cm glass squares, with none of the glass shattered, and the images themselves in good condition, clear and unfaded. Each mount carries the...	£320.00
[Nelson Algren] John Fante with Edmund Morris and Ben Hecht (the latter uncredited). Screenplay of "Walk on the Wild Side" From the novel by: Nelson Algren. Filmscript, 190pp., 4to, soft-covered ("Chas. K. Feldman Productions), sl. worn and chipped, contents good. Copyright stetment on title: Charles K. Feldman \| Famous Artists Productions \| 9441 Wilshire Boulevard \| Beverly Hills, California.	£125.00
Anon. [Pamphlet] The Eton Observer: A Miscellany conducted entirely by present Etonians. To be continued fortnightlu Vol.1, no.4 ONLY Pamphlet, title, blank verso and paginated 55-72, printed wraps grubby, foxed and chipped, but complete, contents good. The BL has ten numbers, presumably all published (?). Contents include; "Sir John Franklin. By W.H."	£56.00

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